Robotic-assisted surgery and kinematic alignment in total knee arthroplasty (RASKAL study): a protocol of a national registry-nested, multicentre, 2×2 factorial randomised trial assessing clinical, intraoperative, functional, radiographic and survivorship outcomes

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• Ian A Harris,
• Samuel J MacDessi,
• Aziz Bhimani,
• Darren B Chen,
• Ian Harris,
• Michelle Lorimer,
• David Parker,
• Tamara Hooper,
• Richard Boyle,
• Jonathan Mulford,
• Daniel Franks,
• Gregory C Wernecke,
• Durga Bastiras,
• Emma Heath,
• Anthony Leong,
• Brett Fristch,
• David Penn,
• George Kirsh,
• John Limbers,
• Julian Yu,
• Maurice Guzman,
• Peter McEwen

Affiliations

Ian A Harris

Institute for Musculoskeletal Health, School of Public Health, The University of Sydney and Sydney Local Health District, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia

Samuel J MacDessi

1 Orthopaedic Surgery, St George Private Hospital, Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia

Aziz Bhimani

5 Orthopaedic Surgery, Wollongong Private Hospital, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia

Darren B Chen

1 Orthopaedic Surgery, St George Private Hospital, Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia

Ian Harris

2 Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research, South Western Sydney Clinical School, UNSW, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Michelle Lorimer

South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

David Parker

1 Sydney Orthopaedic Research Institute Ltd, Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia

Tamara Hooper

1Centre for Healthcare Resilience and Implementation Science, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Richard Boyle

Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia

Jonathan Mulford

27 Launceston Hospital, Launceston, Australia

Daniel Franks

Department of Orthopaedics Surgery, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia

Gregory C Wernecke

Sydney Knee Specialists, Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia

Durga Bastiras

Australian Orthopaedic Association National Joint Replacement Registry, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Emma Heath

South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Anthony Leong

Brett Fristch

David Penn

George Kirsh

John Limbers

Julian Yu

Maurice Guzman

Peter McEwen